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The Bulletin

Bulletin Archive

Read selected articles from past issues of the Bulletin.
Cover photo by Riz Reyes.

Cover photo by Riz Reyes.

The Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, a quarterly horticultural journal, is a benefit of Arboretum Foundation membership and includes in-depth articles on Arboretum collections and history, as well as information of interest to gardeners and horticulturists in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Pick up a copy of the Bulletin, available in the Graham Visitors Center lobby, at $5 per copy.

FROM THE SPRING 2103 ISSUE:

Shear Madness: A Campaign to End the Inappropriate Pruning of Shrubs
By Cass Turnball
(PDF 0.2 MB)

Summer Pruning Light
Illustrations and Text by Christina Pfeiffer
(PDF 0.6 MB)

Thanks to Our Sponsors!

The spring 2013 issue of the Bulletin was made possible by:

Molbak’s
Wells Medina Nursery
The Berger Partnership

For information on advertising opportunities in the Bulletin, please email our Communications Manager, Niall Dunne, or call him at 206-325-4510.

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